edafe.org » traffic http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Sat, 12 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Bicycle weight and commuting time: randomised trial http://edafe.org/2011/02/bicycle-weight-and-commuting-time-randomised-trial/ http://edafe.org/2011/02/bicycle-weight-and-commuting-time-randomised-trial/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:11:13 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5916 Continue reading →]]> “Evidence based cycling is not high on the bicycle salesman’s agenda. No one will tell you how much more efficient one bicycle is over another; they just say it is better.” Steel or carbon? Jeremy Groves buys a new bike in the hope of saving up to five minutes on his daily commute…
www.bmj.com
With thanks to Lutz Meißner.

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“Clearly, somebody in this room murdered Lord Smythe.”
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]]> http://edafe.org/2009/06/whodunnit/feed/ 0 Twenty reasons never to fly Ryanair http://edafe.org/2009/03/twenty-reasons-never-to-fly-ryanair/ http://edafe.org/2009/03/twenty-reasons-never-to-fly-ryanair/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:52:49 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5186 Continue reading →]]> “Depressingly, all publicity is good publicity when you are the world’s leading budget airline and Ryanair doesn’t give a damn whether you like it or not. But while the airline can be cheap, the customer service truly sucks. So, here are 20 things to remember next time you are led into temptation by those 1p flights.” Laura Whateley has done her research.
timesbusiness.typepad.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/03/twenty-reasons-never-to-fly-ryanair/feed/ 0 Seattle bike messengers http://edafe.org/2009/01/seattle-bike-messengers/ http://edafe.org/2009/01/seattle-bike-messengers/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:21:00 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3963 Continue reading →]]> “It is a challenge, I guess, at the same time. Because when you’re busy, you’re busy. You work pretty hard. And it goes back to the whole working class thing. A job well done, you can be proud of it.” Chris Jewell talks about his work as a bicycle messenger in downtown Seattle, providing some of the commentary to photographer Mike Kane’s excellent audio slideshow on the same subject.
seattlepi.nwsource.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/seattle-bike-messengers/feed/ 0 The spectral memorials that haunt our roads http://edafe.org/2008/10/the-spectral-memorials-that-haunt-our-roads/ http://edafe.org/2008/10/the-spectral-memorials-that-haunt-our-roads/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:21:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2879 Continue reading →]]> “It would be unfortunate if the proliferation of ghost bikes frightened off nervous waverers, because there is quite a lot of evidence that the more cyclists there are, the safer cycling becomes. But if white bikes grab the attention of motorists, give them pause and remind them to take care, they will mark the past and help safeguard the future.” Geraldine Bedell reports on the phenomenon of the white bike reaching the UK.
www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/10/the-spectral-memorials-that-haunt-our-roads/feed/ 0 Street smarts http://edafe.org/2008/09/street-smarts/ http://edafe.org/2008/09/street-smarts/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:06:55 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2831 Continue reading →]]> “The only things that will keep you alive in traffic are your skills, your awareness of your environment, and always having a tremendous respect for the danger involved.” Richard Katz outlines his approach to riding in traffic.
www.urbanvelo.org

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www.leedscyclists.org.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/01/riding-advice-for-urban-cyclists/feed/ 0 That’s me: radical superhero of the streets http://edafe.org/2007/09/thats-me-radical-superhero-of-the-streets/ http://edafe.org/2007/09/thats-me-radical-superhero-of-the-streets/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:48:48 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=911 Continue reading →]]> “Cycling in London is an extreme sport, little safer than base jumping. A journey begins with trepidation and ends with me slightly high that I’m still alive.” Janice Turner does not depend on timetables or traffic. On two wheels, she enjoys the pleasure of knowing exactly what time she’ll arrive.
www.timesonline.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2007/09/thats-me-radical-superhero-of-the-streets/feed/ 0 The door zone project http://edafe.org/2006/08/the-door-zone-project/ http://edafe.org/2006/08/the-door-zone-project/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:27:31 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=895 Continue reading →]]> “Many cyclists make the mistake of riding too close to parked cars. This is extremely dangerous. Many cyclists have been seriously injured or even killed because they were riding in the door zone.” On her bike, Riin Gill never gets closer than 1.5 m.
www.riinsrants.info

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/08/the-door-zone-project/feed/ 0 Road positioning http://edafe.org/2006/06/road-positioning/ http://edafe.org/2006/06/road-positioning/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:09:39 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=893 Continue reading →]]> “Cyclists are being told that road positioning is a critical part of riding safely—but are there any rules, or does it require some kind of two-wheeled sixth sense that you can only gain from experience?” Richard Peace answers some of the most commonly asked questions.
www.bikeradar.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/06/road-positioning/feed/ 0 Danger? What danger? http://edafe.org/2005/12/danger-what-danger/ http://edafe.org/2005/12/danger-what-danger/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:18:26 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=909 Continue reading →]]> “But what I hear all the time from people is that they would ride a bike but don’t because they feel it’s too dangerous. I completely sympathise, but, of course, I disagree.” Matt Seaton compares cycling in traffic to a peculiar kind of ballet on wheels.
www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/12/danger-what-danger/feed/ 0 Day after the crash http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/ http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:54:59 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=1309 Continue reading →]]>

Yesterday evening I had a massive accident with my bicycle. A car pulled out in front of me and I crashed into it at about 40 km/h. I went over the car like a torpedo and then hit the ground face first. Any injuries, however, are confined to my right shoulder.

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